We lost the match in the powerplay itself: Rajasthan coach Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara believes that his batsmen succumbed easily which helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to snatch the match by taking five wickets in the powerplay itself. Chasing a target of 172 runs for the win, the Rajasthan team was reduced to 59 runs, the third lowest score in IPL history. Sangakkara said, “It was a poor batting performance. We were able to restrict them around 170 because of good bowling. This target could have been achieved on this pitch.

“I think we were trying too hard in the powerplay. We went in thinking that we would score more runs in the powerplay. We were trying to be more positive than necessary. “He said,” It was about building partnerships but unfortunately we lost five wickets in the powerplay itself and the match was probably over for us. Anuj Rawat played a blistering inning of 29 runs in 11 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

With his innings, the team was able to score more than 170 runs. Rawat, who hit three fours and two sixes in his innings, said, “I had practiced for this. I knew that if I stayed till the end, I would be able to make some impact. “When asked about Rajasthan’s batting, the 23-year-old said,” We were not expecting this to happen but this is cricket. It’s a game and anything can happen. We were just playing to our potential.